LOS ANGELES — Civil rights activist, entrepreneur and real estate developer Danny Bakewell Sr. will join the conversation at Loyola Marymount University’s interfaith celebration of the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The event is Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, on LMU’s Westchester campus, where Bakewell will be honored with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Social Justice.
Born in New Orleans, Bakewell arrived in Los Angeles during the Civil Rights Era and started down a path of community empowerment. He has served for 30 years at the helm of the prominent African American philanthropic institution Brotherhood Crusade. Under his guidance and leadership, the Brotherhood Crusade has provided more than $50 million to community programs and services in Southern California.
Bakewell is chairman of Bakewell Media, owner of The Los Angeles Sentinel, the country’s largest black newspaper, and the L.A. Watts Times. He is the owner of one of Southern California’s most successful privately held real estate development firms – the Bakewell Co. – which has established itself among the state’s leading urban developers.
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Celebration is hosted by LMU’s Office of Black Student Services, Ethnic and Intercultural Services, The Learning Community, Campus Ministry and Student EXP. Past speakers include activist and criminal justice reform leader Susan Burton, womanist scholar-activist Melina Abdullah, U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, and civil rights figure Rev. James Lawson.
WHAT: Danny Bakewell Sr. to join the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Celebration at LMU.
WHERE: St. Robert’s Auditorium, 1 LMU Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045.
WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023.
INFO: Read more about the event here.
